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dionne that when republicans hate a poll they want to kill the posters, when democrats hate a poll they want to kill themselves. so they've been reacting with this emotion which has been magnifyed with the effect and so the momentum for romney roy ryeian has continued. so this is the night you will either accelerate that momentum or reverse it. >> republicans, judy, who just ten days ago were savaging all polls as part of the ann sister liberal conspiracy to discourage the romney ryan are now trumpeting them. every survey that comes out there's no question there's been a total change in morale in the two -- in into t entire campaign. >> woodruff: just in a week. >> just in a week. the president didn't show up last week, he said "let joe be joe" in that clip we saw to diane sawyer. i don't know who barack was last wednesday and i think a lot of democrats are just troubled by that. they were very, very disappointed and republicans are golden. i -- last week democrats suffered from overconfidence. they thought president obama would go in and wipe the floor with mitt romney and obviously th
dionne that when republicans hate a poll they want to kill the posters, when democrats hate a poll they want to kill themselves. so they've been reacting with this emotion which has been magnifyed with the effect and so the momentum for romney roy ryeian has continued. so this is the night you will either accelerate that momentum or reverse it. >> republicans, judy, who just ten days ago were savaging all polls as part of the ann sister liberal conspiracy to discourage the romney ryan are...
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he's polling very well, romney is not polling well some the last thing is center that handed to the romney campaign. >> why did she do is? >> i have feeling she misspoke and i'm sure she regretted too it. >> no, she didn't [overlapping speakers] >> it was a test to see whether they can get away with this kind of -- [overlapping speakers] >> a tremendous gaff, but it came out of hillary rose senn a militant i think feminist, and there's an attitude among feminists that women who stay home are not at the same level. let me tell you why it hurts. i was raised by a mom who stayed at home, she raised nine kids, she runs a restaurant, chauffeur, that's all these things. she's a nurse, and all of the america, democrat and republican women, i'm raising all these kids and i've never worked a day in my life? what are you talking about? this was -- was an emotional hit and president obama and the democrats recognized it and moved instantly. >> but there is a part of the -- democratic campaign they want to make romney appear sort of not the ordinary -- not understand the problems of ordinary america a
he's polling very well, romney is not polling well some the last thing is center that handed to the romney campaign. >> why did she do is? >> i have feeling she misspoke and i'm sure she regretted too it. >> no, she didn't [overlapping speakers] >> it was a test to see whether they can get away with this kind of -- [overlapping speakers] >> a tremendous gaff, but it came out of hillary rose senn a militant i think feminist, and there's an attitude among feminists...
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>> well, i mean, the fact that the polls are changing to governor romney's favor, even ou after that debate performance on monday, it was interesting to listen to pat and eleanor speak because i think wh you talk about how people actually viewed the candidates, this is exactly the problem that both candidates have. i think white males looked at mitt romney's performance in the last two debates an saw something completely different than most people than african- americans, latinos and women saw it. so i don't think you see a lot of people thinking, for example, that barack obama deappreciatated the presidency, they were happy, they saw him as a leader, and they felt that he was finally showing leadership skills during that last debate performance. so it is interesting to see that mitt romney's numbers are ticking up. but if you look at favorability ratings, his numbers are still not good. >> mort. >> i thlok the debates e have been the passaic river ole moments in this -- the pivot ol issues in this campaign. more importantly from mitt romney's point of view, he came across as being p
>> well, i mean, the fact that the polls are changing to governor romney's favor, even ou after that debate performance on monday, it was interesting to listen to pat and eleanor speak because i think wh you talk about how people actually viewed the candidates, this is exactly the problem that both candidates have. i think white males looked at mitt romney's performance in the last two debates an saw something completely different than most people than african- americans, latinos and...
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president obama and mitt romney criss-crossed ohio, as more polls showed romney cutting into the president's lead, in the wake of last week's debate. and thousands of greeks staged angry protests against the visiting chancellor of germany, over her push for austerity policies. we have job search tips online. hari sreenivasan has the details. >> sreenivasan: headhunter nick corcodilos offers this advice. starting a business is actually a great way to network and land a dream job. that's on our making sense page. and on art beat, we have a new feature, the tuesday cut line. give us your best caption on the photo posted for a chance to win a newshour mug. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at the battle for suburban voters in colorado. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you on-line, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> they can be enlightening or engaging. conversations help us learn and g
president obama and mitt romney criss-crossed ohio, as more polls showed romney cutting into the president's lead, in the wake of last week's debate. and thousands of greeks staged angry protests against the visiting chancellor of germany, over her push for austerity policies. we have job search tips online. hari sreenivasan has the details. >> sreenivasan: headhunter nick corcodilos offers this advice. starting a business is actually a great way to network and land a dream job. that's on...
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there are stale couple of polls that have him tied or have romney ahead by a point or two. i realize it's the middle of august but what is the significance of this kind of lead for the president at this point? >> whatever the level is-- and that's not clear-- the trend is not good for romney. he's lost support among independents, clearly. he's lost support among women, particularly women-- working women without children, where he does really badly. his unfavorables are much higher in these polls than they have been, or significantly higher than they have been in the past. and that, i think, indicates this onslaught, this blitz of negative advertising may be working in part on romney. now, there are some good news here in that these are probably outliars. gallup has-- daily tracking has it much closer. there are still big events coming up. the vice president, the convention-- >> warner: very big events. >> and these polls get more accurate the closer you get to the election. so right now they should be a warning for romney. i don't think they're a source of panic. but he nee
there are stale couple of polls that have him tied or have romney ahead by a point or two. i realize it's the middle of august but what is the significance of this kind of lead for the president at this point? >> whatever the level is-- and that's not clear-- the trend is not good for romney. he's lost support among independents, clearly. he's lost support among women, particularly women-- working women without children, where he does really badly. his unfavorables are much higher in...
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doug schwartz runs quinnipiac universitys polling institute. >> right now, pew has romney up by three points. gallup has obama up by five points in their seven-day track, but since the debate they have obama up by just three points. >> reporter: or how about old friend ray fair, an economist we've been visiting every four years since the george h.w. bush administration. he's got an economic model. >> so right at this moment, its 49.5% of the two-party vote for obama. >> reporter: so the polls and models call it a toss-up. but curiously, the betting public tells a very different story. online betting prediction markets, like ireland's intrade, which takes bets from americans, and england's betfair, which doesnt, have made obama the strong favorite for months. the lone domestic and entirely legal betting haven, the iowa electronic markets at the university of iowa. ever frugal, we asked hari srinivasan, our man in the midwest-- at least last week-- to drop in. >> sreenivasan: this is the entire iowa electronic market? >> this is our server room right here. >> sreenivasan: so the entire
doug schwartz runs quinnipiac universitys polling institute. >> right now, pew has romney up by three points. gallup has obama up by five points in their seven-day track, but since the debate they have obama up by just three points. >> reporter: or how about old friend ray fair, an economist we've been visiting every four years since the george h.w. bush administration. he's got an economic model. >> so right at this moment, its 49.5% of the two-party vote for obama. >>...
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you took at the polls. mitt romney is doing much better than barack obama when it comes to senior citizens. does this argument work against him? does i it a target of opportuni, a vulnerability. >> it certainly seems to politically. senior citizens do benefit from this. it really sort of falls in line almost with the argument that democrats are making about paul ryan and social security and how he'll dismantle that. it makes the republicans seem like they're a little less sympathetic to this group. >> ifill: i don't know if you could even say whether there's a connection between what the beneficiaries how people benefit from these kinds of programs and how they might vote. >> i don't know if we know anything about that. what i can tell you as an economist is who is benefiting and who isn't. most of the benefits from the tax code go to wealthy people, preferential tax rates on capital gains and dividends which means high-people can pay very little tax. those are the big ones. the small ones are the ones that
you took at the polls. mitt romney is doing much better than barack obama when it comes to senior citizens. does this argument work against him? does i it a target of opportuni, a vulnerability. >> it certainly seems to politically. senior citizens do benefit from this. it really sort of falls in line almost with the argument that democrats are making about paul ryan and social security and how he'll dismantle that. it makes the republicans seem like they're a little less sympathetic to...
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in the last poll it had increased to 82%. >> that's understandable. >> romney? >> no, we're getting a little bit closer to the election. people are paying more attention to the election. when you see the polls and try to understand why the numbers are so different between romney and obama, you have to understand the great majority feel that democrats represent their interests and care about their issues more than republicans. and what has hurt republicans is that very negative rhetoric on the immigration issue. that has hurt republicans tremendously. and the fact that now they have a candidate for the first time like george said. even in the last ee lerks, mccain, all of the candidates have embraced candidate reform. this is the first time they've said i want it for legal immigration. he keeps emphasizing legal immigration thinking that latinos are so ignorant that they're going to buy it when he's talking about legal immigration and not finding a solution. i asked romney, with all due respect the fact that you are not answering this question makes people feel l
in the last poll it had increased to 82%. >> that's understandable. >> romney? >> no, we're getting a little bit closer to the election. people are paying more attention to the election. when you see the polls and try to understand why the numbers are so different between romney and obama, you have to understand the great majority feel that democrats represent their interests and care about their issues more than republicans. and what has hurt republicans is that very negative...
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. >> reporter: right now, romney and president obama are neck- and-neck in the polls, competing for support from undecided voters, and that pool could be growing, a new report shows nearly 40% of americans are independent voters; a 25 year high. sylvia hall, "n.b.r.," washington. >> tom: new jobs was the focus today for almost a thousand executives today at the second annual clinton global initiative in chicago. former president bill clinton spokes about entrepreneurship and job re-training. the president of coca-cola refreshments says the beverage company has been hiring, but steve cahillane says companies complaining about not finding qualified workers have to be prepared to do the training themselves. >> we look at people with a capacity to learn and be trained. so we don't expect anybody who comes to work for coca-cola to day one be able to dot job. of course not. but what we look for is somebody who has the desire, the passion to learn and develop and be part of our team. and you know, those people are not always easy to find. dz while we're talking about job creation new claims for jo
. >> reporter: right now, romney and president obama are neck- and-neck in the polls, competing for support from undecided voters, and that pool could be growing, a new report shows nearly 40% of americans are independent voters; a 25 year high. sylvia hall, "n.b.r.," washington. >> tom: new jobs was the focus today for almost a thousand executives today at the second annual clinton global initiative in chicago. former president bill clinton spokes about entrepreneurship...
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it's considered a must-win state for his presidential bid, and polls show he's been closing the gap with president obama. romney took questions from voters in mount vernon, prepping for his town hall-style debate with the president next week. and he hammered away on the economy. >> my whole passion is about helping the american people who are struggling right now. that's what this is about. the president says he's for middle class. how've they done under his presidency? not so well. i want to help the middle class get good jobs and better take- home pay. i know how to do that. >> sreenivasan: romney also underscored his anti-abortion stance after saying tuesday that he would not pursue abortion- related measures if he's elected. today, he told reporters, "i'll be a pro-life president." meanwhile, president obama spent the day at the white house. in an interview with radio host tom joyner, he said he's not surprised by the tightening polls. >> governor romney kept on making mistakes month after month so it made it looked artificially like this was, might end up being a cakewalk. but we un
it's considered a must-win state for his presidential bid, and polls show he's been closing the gap with president obama. romney took questions from voters in mount vernon, prepping for his town hall-style debate with the president next week. and he hammered away on the economy. >> my whole passion is about helping the american people who are struggling right now. that's what this is about. the president says he's for middle class. how've they done under his presidency? not so well. i...
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susan, we have been all consuming this daily diet of polls especially from the battle ground states. presumably the romney campaign and the obama campaign have been doing the same thing. do they interpret those numbers the same way we have been? >> well, i think that both campaigns see a small bump for president obama coming out of the conventions, although it's going a little narrower. in these three most critical battle ground states -- ohio, florida and virginia -- you do see obama having a slight advantage, a slightly bigger advantage than he had before. i think this is very worrisome to the romney folks and quite encouraging to the obama side. >> ifill: what do the romney people say about all that? >> they say a couple of things. they think that the bounce was overinterpretted that the president got after his convention. late last week they expected these numbers to tighten up. some have tightened up. i think their hope and expectation is that some of that will begin to happen in these battle ground states as well as nationally. they also have a much different interpretation of
susan, we have been all consuming this daily diet of polls especially from the battle ground states. presumably the romney campaign and the obama campaign have been doing the same thing. do they interpret those numbers the same way we have been? >> well, i think that both campaigns see a small bump for president obama coming out of the conventions, although it's going a little narrower. in these three most critical battle ground states -- ohio, florida and virginia -- you do see obama...
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will that surge plus his strong polling in south carolina mean that he will win in south carolina, pat buchanan? >> i think as of now, romney will win new hampshire, south carolina, florida, and i think this is just about over. >> you do? >> uh-huh. >> as clean as that? >> yes. santorum isn't as pure as he presents himself. he's about to get a barrage of negative advertising and supposed to boy for us dealing with special interests in -- and so -- i think he's peaked. >> five seconds here. >> i think romney will continue to roll. >> i agree. i think romney will continue to roll and i agree with what pat satisfied. by th>>> issue two, obama repor card. >> i promise to do everything i can, every day, every minute, every second to make sure this is a country where hard work and responsibility mean something, and everybody can get ahead. not just those at the very top, not just those who know how to work the system, but everybody. >> trust me. with the economy. that was the message president obama brought to ohio this week. but what do the experts have to say about that? 36 selected econom
will that surge plus his strong polling in south carolina mean that he will win in south carolina, pat buchanan? >> i think as of now, romney will win new hampshire, south carolina, florida, and i think this is just about over. >> you do? >> uh-huh. >> as clean as that? >> yes. santorum isn't as pure as he presents himself. he's about to get a barrage of negative advertising and supposed to boy for us dealing with special interests in -- and so -- i think he's...
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in the current poll 49% say we have more confidence in romney. just 41% say that about obama. obama or romney now has his advantage on the budget deficit. he made progress on the issues that were the subjects that took... dominated the debate. >> warner: yet you found... go ahead. >> i was just going to add, margaret. andy is absolutely correct. i think it's stunning when you look at medicare, health care and foreign policy, sure, the president still has a narrow advantage on all those issues. but mitt romney suddenly is in the ballgame almost even with the president on these certainly two of the medicare and health care traditionally democratic issues. that's a stunning development, i think. >> warner: how does this lay the table for the vice presidents' debates? it clearly raises the stakes. >> traditionally vice president shall debates have not made very much difference in the outcome of elections. democrats are worried they are losing momentum that they see all these gains for governor romney on so many fronts. this will be a chance for vice president biden maybe to prosec
in the current poll 49% say we have more confidence in romney. just 41% say that about obama. obama or romney now has his advantage on the budget deficit. he made progress on the issues that were the subjects that took... dominated the debate. >> warner: yet you found... go ahead. >> i was just going to add, margaret. andy is absolutely correct. i think it's stunning when you look at medicare, health care and foreign policy, sure, the president still has a narrow advantage on all...
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an acceptable version of change. >> reporter: and those voters are growing in number, a pew research poll released today showed nearly 40% of americans are independent voters, a 25- year high. sylvia hall, "n.b.r.," washington. >> tom: jobs are front and center in state elections as well. just look at tomorrow's recall election of the wisconsin governor. scott walker stirred up controversy over his push to remove most collective bargaining rights from state workers. diane eastabrook reports. >> reporter: in downtown milwaukee this morning, religious leaders sounded a get out the vote battle cry, aimed directly at governor scott walker, whose war with public labor unions over collective bargaining rights, sparked tomorrow's historic recall election. >> to eliminate workers from the table is un-democratic, and it is un-american. >> reporter: walker faces off tomorrow against milwaukee mayor tom barrett in the latest marquette university law school poll, the governor leads barrett by seven points. marquette university political science professor amber wichowsky says its crucial for democrats
an acceptable version of change. >> reporter: and those voters are growing in number, a pew research poll released today showed nearly 40% of americans are independent voters, a 25- year high. sylvia hall, "n.b.r.," washington. >> tom: jobs are front and center in state elections as well. just look at tomorrow's recall election of the wisconsin governor. scott walker stirred up controversy over his push to remove most collective bargaining rights from state workers. diane...
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but in ohio, romney has see much smaller gains. mr. obama has consist enly lead in the polls here and still holds an average of a 2 to 3 point lead. with the resurgence of the auto industry, new stealle production and the promise of large natural gas reserves, you can sense the optimism here in northeast ohio. but a big question w is whether demoatic strongholds like youngstown will give mr. obama enough margin to carryde the state and stay in the white house. mr. obama's popularity here is maintained by strong support frome autoworkers like union president green. >> in march everything almost came to a halt, right. the contractors we had in the plant were backing off. there were helicopters flying over our plant taking inventory, people waing through our plint with clipboards taking inventory. they were going tot liquidate our facility. that's a fact.ou so mitt romney can air brush this all i wants. that's what was happening at the time. the fact that president obama stood up and said i'm going take a bet on the american workers and w
but in ohio, romney has see much smaller gains. mr. obama has consist enly lead in the polls here and still holds an average of a 2 to 3 point lead. with the resurgence of the auto industry, new stealle production and the promise of large natural gas reserves, you can sense the optimism here in northeast ohio. but a big question w is whether demoatic strongholds like youngstown will give mr. obama enough margin to carryde the state and stay in the white house. mr. obama's popularity here is...
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and i suspect goverr romney and his focus groups and polling is hearing from families that they're concerned about paying for conege, helping their kids go to college, and he's responding to that. >> woodruff: a final word from the two of you. what do you see as the correct approach going forward? neal? >> it's got to be to reduce thec aid. you start with loans that are not focusing on low-income people, that anybody can get regardless of income. we have to start looking at some sorthe of idence that a student who gets the loans or this aid can succeed in college. t that's what has to happen because the evidence is really quite clear: aid enables colleges to raise prices. >> woodruff: what go do you think? that itei've indicated think neal is fundamentally wrong in his assertion. if you reduce student aid, fewer people go to college, we ha fewer individuals with post-secondary education credentials and in an erain which we're increasingly concerned about our ability to compete globally we ought to be looking for ways to get more americans into mod out ofd college not looking to cut student a
and i suspect goverr romney and his focus groups and polling is hearing from families that they're concerned about paying for conege, helping their kids go to college, and he's responding to that. >> woodruff: a final word from the two of you. what do you see as the correct approach going forward? neal? >> it's got to be to reduce thec aid. you start with loans that are not focusing on low-income people, that anybody can get regardless of income. we have to start looking at some...
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in some of the polls shown among women. what message do they need to get across to these women? >> i think it just comes down to closing the deal. convincing people that the next four years under barack obama are not going to be any better than the last four years are. so once again, we had mitt romney promoting his own abilities, his business background, and basically he kept saying over and over and over again i know how to do this. >> woodruff: and, julie, we heard mitt romney kept bringing it back to the economy and jobs, and saying if we can get the economy going, that is going to help women. w many obama folks countered that. >> the economic discussion in the obama campaign is really interesting right now. because obviously the president's economic record has ups and downs, and perhaps more downs over the past four years, but what they've started to see in public polling is that mood of the country on the economy is shifting slightly. and it is becoming a bit more positive. we've seen the president start to embrace mo
in some of the polls shown among women. what message do they need to get across to these women? >> i think it just comes down to closing the deal. convincing people that the next four years under barack obama are not going to be any better than the last four years are. so once again, we had mitt romney promoting his own abilities, his business background, and basically he kept saying over and over and over again i know how to do this. >> woodruff: and, julie, we heard mitt romney...
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the editorial added that romney's staff is slowly squandering an historic opportunity. and with four months to go until election day, a new pew research center poll finds that voters believe the campaign is informative, but exhausting. we get more now on romney's response in the aftermath of the court's health care decision from major garrett, white house correspondent for national journal. good to see you again. >> great to be with you, judy. >> woodruff: thanks for coming. so, why the reluctance on the part of the romney camp originally to say "it's a tax"? >> romney camp was trapped between two conservative camps. there were the dissenters who disagreed with the 5-4 majority ruling that the health care law was constitutional. in their dissent they said "you can't call this ha tax, you shouldn't call it a tax." so romney alied with that. then other campaigners said "we're campaigning against president obama and the health care law so the 5-4 majority said it is a tax." so romney said wait a minute, should by with the conservatives on the court or my political party. s
the editorial added that romney's staff is slowly squandering an historic opportunity. and with four months to go until election day, a new pew research center poll finds that voters believe the campaign is informative, but exhausting. we get more now on romney's response in the aftermath of the court's health care decision from major garrett, white house correspondent for national journal. good to see you again. >> great to be with you, judy. >> woodruff: thanks for coming. so, why...
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former massachusetts governor mitt romney headed into today's vote the favorite, but faced a barrage of attacks from opponents over his business record. after new hampshire, the g.o.p. primary shifts to south carolina-- a contest that could determine the republican nominee. south carolina has traditionally been a state where social and religious conservatives do well. but this year, as darren gersh reports, the shift from the new hampshire to south carolina primaries is crossing a large economic divide. >> reporter: as the candidates shake the last hands in new hampshire, the presidential contest is already in full swing in south carolina, a state that is almost economically the opposite of chilly new hampshire. the biggest difference between new hampshire and south carolina comes down to two numbers: 5.3% and 9.9%. new hampshire's unemployment rate is 5.3%, one of the lowest in the nation. in south carolina, the figure is almost twice as high. new hampshire voters are also much better off, enjoying a median income of almost $66,000, compared to south carolina's median income of less
former massachusetts governor mitt romney headed into today's vote the favorite, but faced a barrage of attacks from opponents over his business record. after new hampshire, the g.o.p. primary shifts to south carolina-- a contest that could determine the republican nominee. south carolina has traditionally been a state where social and religious conservatives do well. but this year, as darren gersh reports, the shift from the new hampshire to south carolina primaries is crossing a large...
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with 82% of the votes counted, he has polled 47%. newt gingrich received 32%. the other candidate, rick santorum has 13%. what congressman ron paul has 7%. both remain in the race. mitt romney declared himself victorious in his speech to his supporters in tampa. >> you know, three years ago this week a nearly a elected president obama faced the american people. he said, if i cannot attend this economy a round in three years i will be looking at a 110 position. we are here to collect. -- a one-term position. we are here to collect. [applause] it has been 35 months of unemployment above 8%. more americans have lost their jobs than under the administration of any other president in history. in the last 10 days, i met with a father who was terrified that this would be the last night his family would be able to sleep in the only home his son has none. i have met seniors who thought these would be the best years of their life. they are worried about had to make ends meet. i met under the doors -- the bang -- entrepeuneurs who are saying the american dream disappear.
with 82% of the votes counted, he has polled 47%. newt gingrich received 32%. the other candidate, rick santorum has 13%. what congressman ron paul has 7%. both remain in the race. mitt romney declared himself victorious in his speech to his supporters in tampa. >> you know, three years ago this week a nearly a elected president obama faced the american people. he said, if i cannot attend this economy a round in three years i will be looking at a 110 position. we are here to collect. -- a...
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. >> in the last few seconds we have heard mitt romney has taken the votes. it is going to be a long night. arizona is a good win for him, and the exit polls are showing the main reason he won in arizona was because republicans were voting for the person they believed could be president obama by the end of the year. this is important, because republicans seem to be voting more on ideological grounds rather than looking forward to the general election. >> it is the ideological grounds that have called him out, given the fact that he has upset some people in michigan over his comments about the auto bailout deal. >> it goes much further than that. the economy, people are looking to vote on issues surrounding the economy. mitt romney scored quite highly on that, but the real issue is that for many conservatives, particularly tea party activist, he is not considered an authentic conservative. he is not one of them, and this is a problem throughout the campaign. in spite of increasing efforts to trot out his conservative credentials, he does not come across as bei
. >> in the last few seconds we have heard mitt romney has taken the votes. it is going to be a long night. arizona is a good win for him, and the exit polls are showing the main reason he won in arizona was because republicans were voting for the person they believed could be president obama by the end of the year. this is important, because republicans seem to be voting more on ideological grounds rather than looking forward to the general election. >> it is the ideological...
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several recent polls show the race in ohio may be tightening. one has romney ahead by three points. underscoring the stakes, one new and today, romney began his event 15 minutes early in cincinnati, getting in the first blow. >> now, you may have heard that president obama is on the other side of the state, and he's going to be delivering a speech on the economy. he's doing that because he hasn't delivered a recovery for the economy. >> brown: romney offered no new specific proposals and neither did president obama when he spoke in cleveland a short time later in what was billed as his first major economic speech of the general election campaign. >> both parties have laid out their policies on the table for all to see. what's holding us back is a stalemate in washington between two fundamentally different views of which direction america should take. and this election is your chance to break that stalemate. >> brown: the president was seeking to reset the debate over economic policy after days of rough going. first came may's disappointing jobs numbers. and thenlast friday's rhetori
several recent polls show the race in ohio may be tightening. one has romney ahead by three points. underscoring the stakes, one new and today, romney began his event 15 minutes early in cincinnati, getting in the first blow. >> now, you may have heard that president obama is on the other side of the state, and he's going to be delivering a speech on the economy. he's doing that because he hasn't delivered a recovery for the economy. >> brown: romney offered no new specific...
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a new "associated pre" poll today shows president obama and govern" romney in a statistical dead heat. r ithe meantime, one prominent voter, the presidenhimself,id cast his ballot in early voting in chicago. ( cheers and applause ) iaddition to showing the president and mitt romneyon running neck and neck nationally, the new poll reveals that among women, president obama has lost a 16-point lead he held just one month ago. thrace has tightened among men, too, in the oppite direction, with romney losing much of his adntage over the president. still, on november 6, it will b the swing states that most matter, and, today, romney concentrated once again on ohio, where 18 electoral votes are up for grabs. he addressed a raucous crowd in cincinnati this morning. >> you know something's wrong about the direction we're headed ght now.g you know that we don't want to keep going on the same path we've been on for the last four years. you know we can't afford fourou more years like the last four years. i mean-- do you want real big change in this country? ( cheers and applause ) well, you're goi
a new "associated pre" poll today shows president obama and govern" romney in a statistical dead heat. r ithe meantime, one prominent voter, the presidenhimself,id cast his ballot in early voting in chicago. ( cheers and applause ) iaddition to showing the president and mitt romneyon running neck and neck nationally, the new poll reveals that among women, president obama has lost a 16-point lead he held just one month ago. thrace has tightened among men, too, in the oppite...
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exit polls showed that mitt romney lost every demographic-- blacks, hispanics, and asians-- other than white voters, who favored the republican nominee. romney won among older voters, but the president led among those under age 44. and he captured 60% of the 18- to 29-year-old vote, which turned out in greater numbers than in 2008. exit polls also sampled attitudes on the tea party. 21% said they support the movement. 30% opposed it and 42% declared themselves neutral. we do our own sampling now, with three party members: leslie sanchez, a republican strategist and author of "los republicanos: why hispanics and republicans need each other." matt kibbe, president and c.e.o. of freedomworks, an organization that's supported tea party rallies and promotes limited government and lower taxes. and brad dayspring, a senior adviser to the conservative super pac y.g. action fund. y-g stands for young guns. he's a former aide to house majority leader eric cantor. leslie sanchez, i want to start with you. simple question: what is the number-one lesson republicans should take from tuesday's electi
exit polls showed that mitt romney lost every demographic-- blacks, hispanics, and asians-- other than white voters, who favored the republican nominee. romney won among older voters, but the president led among those under age 44. and he captured 60% of the 18- to 29-year-old vote, which turned out in greater numbers than in 2008. exit polls also sampled attitudes on the tea party. 21% said they support the movement. 30% opposed it and 42% declared themselves neutral. we do our own sampling...
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ohio is up for grabs, as polls show republican mitt romney in a tight race to win the prize president obama scored four years ago. 18 electoral votes are at stake, and both candidates are ramping up their ground game. but are voters listening? saturday afternoons in brunswick, ohio, are all about team sports. the boys play baseball; the girls, softball. on the side lines, parents like asphalt worker darren clinko worry >> me and my wife are talking. our oldest daughter brook will be going to college. how are we going to afford that? it will be hard for us to help hoar out and pay for it. she's probably going to have to take on some debt. i hate for my child to graduate from college and be $80-$100,000 in debt. that's not the way it's supposed to be >> ifill: jennifer and michael say that the nation is simply spending itself into a hole >> i don't want to strap my kids and my grand kids with debt. just really really concerned about how we're going to dig ourselves out. >> ifill: these fretful parents say they will probably vote for mitt romney this fall. because he shares their conserv
ohio is up for grabs, as polls show republican mitt romney in a tight race to win the prize president obama scored four years ago. 18 electoral votes are at stake, and both candidates are ramping up their ground game. but are voters listening? saturday afternoons in brunswick, ohio, are all about team sports. the boys play baseball; the girls, softball. on the side lines, parents like asphalt worker darren clinko worry >> me and my wife are talking. our oldest daughter brook will be going...
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romney. south carolina republicans say the economy, unemployment and the deficit are the most important issues facing the nation. >> reporter: the palmetto state has come a long way from it's roots in textiles and agriculture. south carolina is now home to a large and growing international manufacturing base. exports play a large role in this state, which is home to almost a dozen chinese manufacturers. china is one of south carolina's largest markets, taking in close to $1 billion in exports. newt gingrich has called china a threat and mitt romney has pledged to brand china a currency manipulator. that tough talk may play well in this conservative state, but it may also worry workers who depend on trade for a paycheck. south carolina has also been hit hard by the recession. unemployment is still higher than the national average at just under 10%. on the state level, south carolina republicans remain deeply concerned about education. one in ten republicans consider it the top issue facing the
romney. south carolina republicans say the economy, unemployment and the deficit are the most important issues facing the nation. >> reporter: the palmetto state has come a long way from it's roots in textiles and agriculture. south carolina is now home to a large and growing international manufacturing base. exports play a large role in this state, which is home to almost a dozen chinese manufacturers. china is one of south carolina's largest markets, taking in close to $1 billion in...
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a recent "nbc news-wall street journal" poll gave mr. obama a 16-point lead on romney when it comes to who would better look out for the middle class. for a closer look at what exactly is in the romney tax proposal, at the heart of this political fight, we turn to bill gale of the tax policy center. he is a co-author of the report in question. and scott hodge of the also non- partisan tax foundation, has a different read on the romney plan. we thank you both for being with us. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> so bill gale to you first, just quickly. how do you respond to the romney advisor who calls this assessment a joke and questioned its impartialiality and methodology? >> well, first thing, let's be clear, that's a shoot the messenger kind of answer. if they had a substantive response to our analysis i presume that they would make a substantive response. last fall when we put out analysis of the other republican candidates' tax options the romney campaign liked our analysis a lot and said very nice things about us. so it seems like the
a recent "nbc news-wall street journal" poll gave mr. obama a 16-point lead on romney when it comes to who would better look out for the middle class. for a closer look at what exactly is in the romney tax proposal, at the heart of this political fight, we turn to bill gale of the tax policy center. he is a co-author of the report in question. and scott hodge of the also non- partisan tax foundation, has a different read on the romney plan. we thank you both for being with us....
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i think the problem for conservatives is what they want romney to do is to go out and defend very, very conservative policies. the romney campaign knows that a lot of these policies will not be popular. but romney also doesn't want to break with the conservatives. so they're stuck in this nether world. i think if romney did what the conservatives want him to do it wouldn't help. but in the meantime it's not clear what his convictions are. >> if i were romney i would probably err on the sides of, i am geeing say something unpopular but this is what i believe. i think his primary challenge right now is to show the country that he actually believes in stuff, he's consistant. >> you think he's being too cautious by doing what you are describing to. >> right. so after the health care decision, romney could have come out there he has a health-care plan. and it's pretty detailed. at least within, i would say this little box he keeps in the subbasement of his 12 car garage in deep secret. this is a secret plan and a pretty good plan. and i would like him to say what it is in part so he can say
i think the problem for conservatives is what they want romney to do is to go out and defend very, very conservative policies. the romney campaign knows that a lot of these policies will not be popular. but romney also doesn't want to break with the conservatives. so they're stuck in this nether world. i think if romney did what the conservatives want him to do it wouldn't help. but in the meantime it's not clear what his convictions are. >> if i were romney i would probably err on the...
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the basic dynamic of the campaign is romney has the economy and obama has-- romney. >> exactly. they each have each other it's like the odd couple. >>woodruff: not like the two of you. >> romney is going to say you don't mind this guy, he just can't do the job. that is the strongest argument. and obama is going to say, i get your values. >> and to me the fundmental dynamics is we are going to see obama's character rise. they are both good ads. >> the romney ad was a better ad conceptually rather than in execution. the tone was good at first. you get 10% of people voting for barack obama in 2008 they are giving people permission to vote rather than not vote. in the midst e middle it becamea republican talking points. >>woodruff: more in sadness. >>. >> it's more in sadness than anger. th>> the best obama ads are whee he is no speaking directly intoe camera. >> that is a good ad where he talks about the contrast of two messages. messages. >>woodruff: we'll show that next week as well as a romney ad. sweet talk david brooks and mark shield. thank you both. >> warner: and to china,
the basic dynamic of the campaign is romney has the economy and obama has-- romney. >> exactly. they each have each other it's like the odd couple. >>woodruff: not like the two of you. >> romney is going to say you don't mind this guy, he just can't do the job. that is the strongest argument. and obama is going to say, i get your values. >> and to me the fundmental dynamics is we are going to see obama's character rise. they are both good ads. >> the romney ad was...
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poll, that people don't feel like they know much about him. a lot of what they know about him they see in the negative ads that have been aired by president obama and his allies so this is a chance they get to stage their own convention, choose their own speakers, and that speech that governor romney will give thursday night i think is perhaps the most important in the campaign for him. that's his chance to talk to americans, to voters who don't know him, don't trust him and say here's why you can trust me. >> ifill: will todd aiken be at the convention? >> i don't think so, no. but i do think i agree with susan completely. voters are ready for a change but they're not sure mitt romney is the right change. he's got to do that over the next few weeks to introduce himself. he's got to put todd aiken way behind him, way behind him. >> ifill: stu rothenberg and susan page, thank you both very much. >> brown: still to come on the newshour, the high rates of smoking worldwide; the achievement gap between rich and poor students; the admission of wome
poll, that people don't feel like they know much about him. a lot of what they know about him they see in the negative ads that have been aired by president obama and his allies so this is a chance they get to stage their own convention, choose their own speakers, and that speech that governor romney will give thursday night i think is perhaps the most important in the campaign for him. that's his chance to talk to americans, to voters who don't know him, don't trust him and say here's why you...
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one thing that is interesting that polls show that congress is about the most unpopular thing in the country right now. so barack obama likes to campaign against congress. when he's locked in this very tight battle with mitt romney when the two of them are just a few points apart it's much easier to campaign against someone with a 10 or 12% approval rating. >> ifill: he said let's agree on what we agree on. why isn't that reasonable why won't that work? >> nobody wants to take these votes in an election year where they have to accomplish something. it's much easier to put their stamp on. the republicans will come out with a counterproposal in the house. >> think about what he said, gwen. he said this is my position. it's also the republicans' position. so why can't they compromise with me on this? i think the republicans will say what he wants them to do is cave on tax cuts for all and not compromise. >> ifill: the other thing the republicans seem to be doing is they're about their own definitions right now too. they're talking about the president's zombie economy which the jobless n
one thing that is interesting that polls show that congress is about the most unpopular thing in the country right now. so barack obama likes to campaign against congress. when he's locked in this very tight battle with mitt romney when the two of them are just a few points apart it's much easier to campaign against someone with a 10 or 12% approval rating. >> ifill: he said let's agree on what we agree on. why isn't that reasonable why won't that work? >> nobody wants to take these...
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. >> ifill: then, as voters head to the polls in five states, judy woodruff interviews former president bill clinton about his global initiative, politics, and mitt romney's business record. >> i don't think that saying that i was in business and i succeeded, therefore, i would be a good president on the economy. it just doesn't follow. there's no evidence of it. >> brown: we examine a promising new "smart bomb" drug treatment for breast cancer that attacks tumors while leaving healthy cells alone. >> ifill: from our "american graduate" series, ray suarez talks with former assistant secretary of education diane ravitch about what teachers can do to stem the nation's dropout problem. >> teachers want to work together. they know that they're on the same team. they want to collaborate. the essence of every good school is collaboration and teamwork, not competition. >> brown: and we close with a look at the grand finale of a four-day party celebrating queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:
. >> ifill: then, as voters head to the polls in five states, judy woodruff interviews former president bill clinton about his global initiative, politics, and mitt romney's business record. >> i don't think that saying that i was in business and i succeeded, therefore, i would be a good president on the economy. it just doesn't follow. there's no evidence of it. >> brown: we examine a promising new "smart bomb" drug treatment for breast cancer that attacks tumors...
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. >> woodruff: the polls are close, the nation is watching, and time is growing short. it all makes for high stakes tonight, in the second of this fall's obama-romney debates. >> how are you feeling about tonight? >> i feel fabulous. look at this beautiful day. >> woodruff: the president was in good spirits this morning as he left his debate camp in williams burg virginia. he headed for hempstead new york and his second showdown with republican mitt romney who had been preparing in boston. meanwhile the campaigning continued without let-up. republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan arrived at a lynchburg, virginia, event with flags flying. >> this is not just an election about more take-home pay or more job creation. it's not just about preventing a debt crisis from turning us into europe. it is about what kind of country we're going to be, what kind of people we're going to be. >> woodruff: and the obama campaign turned to former president clinton in a new web video charging the romney tax plan favors the wealthy. >> i know how this works. because i'm one of those
. >> woodruff: the polls are close, the nation is watching, and time is growing short. it all makes for high stakes tonight, in the second of this fall's obama-romney debates. >> how are you feeling about tonight? >> i feel fabulous. look at this beautiful day. >> woodruff: the president was in good spirits this morning as he left his debate camp in williams burg virginia. he headed for hempstead new york and his second showdown with republican mitt romney who had been...
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on two issues governor romney called russia our number one adversary. he took that back last night. he belittled sanctions and president obama's inclination to negotiate with iran. last night he took that back. i think these differences matter. i think the drift by governorl romney is troubling. i would say, judy, what was missing last night was a focus on the real difficult challenges that our next president is going to have no matter who is elected. on iran, are we going to seek to negotiate a very difficult compromise with irano short of the use of force or are we going to choose the use of force perhaps with israel to stop them short? on the other hand we'reoing to have to also decide what to doo about china and how to handle this very difficult balancing act where a major trade partner of china, but we have profound political and economic differences with them in east asia. there was none of that last night. the real difficult challenges that the next president will have to embrace. >> woodruff: rhard haas, quickly on what has not been talked about and what about the russia poi
on two issues governor romney called russia our number one adversary. he took that back last night. he belittled sanctions and president obama's inclination to negotiate with iran. last night he took that back. i think these differences matter. i think the drift by governorl romney is troubling. i would say, judy, what was missing last night was a focus on the real difficult challenges that our next president is going to have no matter who is elected. on iran, are we going to seek to negotiate...
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and mitt romney according to pew was minus 5. and so that is, that is a problem. nonetheless, the romney-- barack obama is no walk in the park either. >> huh-uh. >> and so hits people think he deserves to be re-elected, is the country headed in the right direction, those numbers are terrible too. >> that doesn't mean it's out of reach for mitt romney. i think he has to shift it off to personal stuff and try to get it on the policy stuff and try to run a very policy heavy campaign. that by the way is not what he did this week. he has done a much more compassionate campaign to try to move up his personal ratings. i think that is the wrong strategy. >> is that how he turns it around, by what he talks about. >> i think he's in a difficult position right now, judy, because he's going into debate right now. you have been a little bit behind in this race all the way along. so you say okay, wait until we pick a vice president. you pick a vice president, get a flurry, nothing happens. well, the convention. and now we go in the convention and you know, after the convention,
and mitt romney according to pew was minus 5. and so that is, that is a problem. nonetheless, the romney-- barack obama is no walk in the park either. >> huh-uh. >> and so hits people think he deserves to be re-elected, is the country headed in the right direction, those numbers are terrible too. >> that doesn't mean it's out of reach for mitt romney. i think he has to shift it off to personal stuff and try to get it on the policy stuff and try to run a very policy heavy...
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i asked pollster andy kohut about public reaction. >> early polling is a very mixed reaction. gallup does a survey immediately after his announcement and finds 37% positive, 42% negative. we do a survey this past weekend asking people to give us one word descriptions. and we find a so many negative words as positive words. in short, his initial reaction is the least positive of any vice-presidental nominee since dan quayle. >> brown: we're there any particular attributes, whether it's age or policies or whatever that are driving this? >> for republicans, it's words that reflect enthusiasm; he's intelligent, he's enthusiastic, good guy. we agree with him. for democrats, they say he's a phony, he scares, me, too radical, that kind of thing. >> brown: but another of wisconsin's rising national stars, governor scott walker, is sure that ryan is going to give an important boost to the presidential nominee. >> most voters knew that mitt romney had the skills that made him capable of being a decent president. you look at his private sector experience, the olympics... >> brown: did yo
i asked pollster andy kohut about public reaction. >> early polling is a very mixed reaction. gallup does a survey immediately after his announcement and finds 37% positive, 42% negative. we do a survey this past weekend asking people to give us one word descriptions. and we find a so many negative words as positive words. in short, his initial reaction is the least positive of any vice-presidental nominee since dan quayle. >> brown: we're there any particular attributes, whether...
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obama, i think, is just misreading the polls entirely. the latest pollingt shows that - i think ken is right. when global warming becomes local that the public comes concerned about it. that's why the polls in the last two years have shown the public increasingly concerned and this is particularly true of independent voters also. they are i very concernry about their local pollution but also the extreme weather that they've been seeing. who could miss $14 billion extreme weather disasters in this country last year and over $7 this year. everyone sees the weather is going crazy and it's affecting them. it's not going to be affecting distant people in a distant land a distant time from now. it's happening here and now. >> suarez: joseph romm, kenneth green, gentlemen, thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> suarez: we've rounded up all of our reporting on these issues on our "coping with climate change" pagen our web site. take a look.n >> ifill: and we turn to the final days of the presidential ntest. among the key states in both ca
obama, i think, is just misreading the polls entirely. the latest pollingt shows that - i think ken is right. when global warming becomes local that the public comes concerned about it. that's why the polls in the last two years have shown the public increasingly concerned and this is particularly true of independent voters also. they are i very concernry about their local pollution but also the extreme weather that they've been seeing. who could miss $14 billion extreme weather disasters in...